/*********************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2002 Andrew Khan
 * <p>
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * <p>
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * <p>
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 ***************************************************************************/

package jxl.write;

import jxl.Cell;
import jxl.format.CellFormat;

/**
 * The interface for all writable cells
 */
public interface WritableCell extends Cell {
    /**
     * Sets the cell format for this cell
     *
     * @param cf the cell format
     */
    public void setCellFormat(CellFormat cf);

    /**
     * A deep copy.  The returned cell still needs to be added to the sheet.
     * By not automatically adding the cell to the sheet, the client program
     * may change certain attributes, such as the value or the format
     *
     * @param col the column which the new cell will occupy
     * @param row the row which the new cell will occupy
     * @return a copy of this cell, which can then be added to the sheet
     */
    public WritableCell copyTo(int col, int row);

    /**
     * Accessor for the cell features
     *
     * @return the cell features or NULL if this cell doesn't have any
     */
    public WritableCellFeatures getWritableCellFeatures();

    /**
     * Sets the cell features
     *
     * @param cf the cell features
     */
    public void setCellFeatures(WritableCellFeatures cf);
}

